graph LR A[Tractors/UAVs] --> B[Telemetry Units] B --> C((Radio/Cellular Network)) C --> D[Data Aggregator] D --> E[Universal Terminal]
AGRI4401 Precision Agriculture
July 8, 2025
Overview of topics
graph LR A[Tractors/UAVs] --> B[Telemetry Units] B --> C((Radio/Cellular Network)) C --> D[Data Aggregator] D --> E[Universal Terminal]
graph LR A[Farm Machinery] --> B(Cellular/Wireless Network) B --> C[Cloud Platform] C --> D[Analytics & Dashboard] A --> E[ISOBUS Common Bus]
graph TD
subgraph Greenhouse Monitoring
A[Sensor Nodes Temp, Humidity, CO, Light] -->|ZigBee Mesh| B[Gateway]
B -->|Serial Link| C[PC Real Time Analysis]
C -->|Internet| D[Web Interface Video Streaming]
end
graph TD
subgraph Vehicle Monitoring
E[Vehicle Sensors Load, Signal Strength, Speed] -->|GPRS| F[Vehicle Terminal Server]
F --> G[Monitoring Terminal Server]
G --> H[Database Servers]
end
flowchart LR A[Perception Layer] -->|Data Acquisition| B[Network Layer] B -->|Data Transport| C[Application Layer] style A fill:#E8F4F8,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px style B fill:#DFF0D8,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px style C fill:#F9E79F,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px
flowchart LR A[Sensors & ISOBUS Nodes] --> B[Telemetry Module] B --> C[Cloud Data Platform] C --> D[Analytics & Monitoring Services] D --> E[Operator Dashboard & Alerts]
flowchart LR; OpenData[Open-Data Sources] --> DB[(Data Warehouse)]; APIs[Third-Party APIs] --> DB; Sat[Satellite Imagery] --> Analytics[Analysis Engine]; Weather[Weather Feeds] --> DB; Sensors[In-Ground Sensors] --> Irrigation[Irrigation Module]; DB --> Dashboard[User Dashboard]; Analytics --> Recommendation[Recommendation Engine]; Recommendation --> Dashboard; Irrigation[Irrigation Module] ---> Dashboard;
graph TB
subgraph Field_Sensors
SoilMoisture[Soil Moisture Sensors]
Temp[Temperature Sensors]
pH[pH Sensors]
Humidity[Humidity Sensors]
SoilMoisture -->|Wireless Link| Gateway[Internet Gateway]
Temp --> Gateway
pH --> Gateway
Humidity --> Gateway
end
Gateway -->|4G/5G| Cellular[Cellular Network]
Cellular -->|IP| Cloud[Cloud Platform]
graph LR
SN[Soil Moisture Sensors] --> GW[LoRaWAN Gateway]
GW --> NS[Network Server]
NS --> AS[Application Server]
style SN fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#90caf9
style GW fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#ffb74d
style NS fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#81c784
style AS fill:#f3e5f5,stroke:#ce93d8
flowchart LR
A[GPS-equipped Machinery] --> B[Data Collection]
B --> C[Spatial Analysis Platforms]
C --> D[Prescription Maps]
D --> E[Variable-Rate Application]
E --> F[Yield Optimization]
subgraph Service Provider Model
G[3rd-Party Providers] --> H[Aggregated Demand]
H --> G
end
flowchart LR
subgraph ISOBUS_Physical_Layer [ISOBUS Physical Layer]
CAN1(CAN Bus 1)
CAN2(CAN Bus 2)
end
subgraph IoT_Network_Layer [Network Layer]
SENSORS(Sensors: RFID, GNSS, A/V codecs)
WSN(WSN, Wi-Fi, GPRS/3G/4G)
LAN(LAN: IPv4/IPv6)
end
subgraph Application_Layer [Application Layer]
APP(ERP, Expert Systems, Cloud, System Integration)
end
CAN1 --- CAN2
CAN2 --> SENSORS
SENSORS --> WSN
SENSORS --> LAN
WSN --> APP
LAN --> APP
flowchart LR SN[Sensor Nodes] -->|LoRaWAN RF| GW[Gateways] GW -->|Ethernet/5G| NS[Network Server] NS -->|MQTT/TCP| AS[Application Server] AS -->|Web API| DB[Farmer Dashboard]
flowchart LR
DG[Data Gathering] --> DP[Data Processing]
DP --> DM[Decision Making]
DM --> AC[Actuation]
AC --> EX[Execution in Field]
style DG fill:#E8F4FD,stroke:#1D4E89,stroke-width:2px
style DP fill:#E2F7E1,stroke:#27632A,stroke-width:2px
style DM fill:#FFF4E5,stroke:#A65F00,stroke-width:2px
style AC fill:#FDE2E1,stroke:#892D1D,stroke-width:2px
style EX fill:#ECECEC,stroke:#666666,stroke-width:2px
flowchart LR A[Identify Farm Process] --> B[Decompose into Tasks] B --> C[Align Tasks to OODA Cycle] C --> D[Define Contextual Parameters] D --> E[Assign Responsibilities] E --> F[Estimate Time Inputs]
graph TD
subgraph Step2 TKSAS
A[On-farm Sensors & Weather] --> B[AI-driven Water Mgmt]
B --> C[Harvest Time Prediction]
end
subgraph Step3 Big Data Integration
D[Farm Accounting & Sales]
E[Machinery Telemetry]
F[Market & Distribution Data]
end
C --> D
C --> E
C --> F
D --> G[Advanced Farming Simulator]
E --> G
F --> G
G --> H[Crop Selection & Business Planning]
G --> I[GIS-enabled Machinery Work Plans]